View of Longkum village under Mokokchung district. (Photo Courtesy: mokokchung.nic.in)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | September 17
Mokokchung district has 100% electrification, road connectivity and mobile phone service in all its villages as on January 31, 2020.
The district has 9 blocks with 85 villages, according to the survey report on Local/Block Level Statistics for Local Level Planning 2020, published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Nagaland.
The Survey on Local/Block Level Statistics for Local Level Planning is conducted under the Support for Statistical Strengthening scheme during 2019-2020 emphasized on the major basic amenities available covering all the recognized villages of the rural development department.
The report stated that villages in Mokokchung district are connected by about 6% of the state’s public transport i.e. government bus and 6.8% of the state’s private bus. About 44.7% of the villages in the district have access to taxi service.
10.5% of the villages in this district are connected by landline phone service, while postal service covers about 63.5% of its villages.
The district has 7% of the state’s Government Primary School, 6.7% of Government Middle School, 12.7% of Government High School, about 6% of Government Higher Secondary School and 50% of the state’s Government College.
On the average, 4.8% of the state’s private educational institution is located in this district.
The only two big dispensaries in the state are located in Chungliyimsen village under Mangkolemba Block and Chuchuyimpang village under Ongpangkong (N) Block.
About 48% of the villages in this district have Sub centre facility, 15% have Primary Health Centre and 1.1% of its villages have Community Health Centre. 14.2% of the state’s private clinic/hospital is located in this district.
Veterinary Health Centre facility is available to 16.4% of the villages in this district.
62.3% of the villages in Mokokchung district have village library, 89.4% have Village Council hall and about 88% have playground.
About 23% of the state’s Indoor Stadium facility is found in villages under Mokokchung district and 50.5% of the villages have marketing shed facility.
Close to 99% of villages in Mokokchung district have Anganwadi Centre and Fair Price shop, while 96.4% of the villages have PHED water supply. 83.5% of villages in this district have Public Toilet facility.
Bank and ATM booth are located in 5.8 % and 2.3% of the villages in this district.
11.4% of the state’s police station and 18% of the state’s police beat post are located in the villages.
4.7% of its villages have Common Service Centre. Self Help Group is availed by 97.6% of the villages in Mokokchung district, while about 79% of villages have street light, the report stated.
